fn:prefix-from-QName

Extracts the prefix component of a QName value. Returns an empty sequence if the QName has no prefix.

prefix-from-QName($value as xs:QName?) ➔ xs:NCName?

Arguments

 

$value

xs:QName?

The QName whose prefix component is required

Result

xs:NCName?

Namespace

http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions

Links to W3C specifications

XPath 3.1 Functions and Operators

XPath 4.0 Functions and Operators

Saxon availability

Available in XPath 2.0, XSLT 2.0, XQuery 1.0, and later versions. Available in all Saxon editions. Available for all platforms.